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The Lisbon unit is the refuge's largest continuous tract of land. This unit occupies a large bend in the Missouri River floodplain totaling 2,013 acres and primarily consists of a young vigorous forest of cottonwood and willow. This unit is north and across the river from the Jameson Island unit. The two units are similar and the two combined provide 4,000 acres of public land for hunting, fishing, and exploring.
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Getting to the Lisbon Bottoms Unit
Take Highway 87 south of Glasgow or north of Boonville to Route K. Turn on K and travel 4 miles to Lisbon. Turn right at the church on county road 317. Look for refuge boundary signs about 1/2 mile further. A gravel parking lot and information kiosk is available approximately one mile from the church on the right. If you turn left at the church on county road 319, in about 1/2 mile you will reach the south end of the unit. Look for the refuge boundary signs.
Howard County gravel roads 319 and 317 run on the eastern boundary of this unit and provide access at various points. Visitors must look for refuge signs in order to keep from trespassing on private property.
There is little development on this unit of refuge, and visitors are encouraged to prepare for a primitive experience. This would include bringing extra water, a compass, sturdy shoes or boots (preferably waterproof), and being prepared for changes in the weather. These bottoms can be deceiving; the lack of landmarks and dense vegetation can easily confuse even an experienced outdoors person.
The floods of 1993 and 1995 created a natural side channel of the Missouri river through this unit. This side channel carries water most of the year but at certain times it can get extremely low, exposing the sandbars and gravel fields for exploration. This channel has created a separate island of over 400 acres that is only accessible by boat. The outside bend of this island (the western boundary of the unit) contains a large sandbar adjacent to the main channel of the Missouri River, also only accessible by boat.
